Slash Pine

Pinus elliottii Engelm. - Pine family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 100.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Features

Flower Color: Red

Bloom Time: Winter

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Slash Pine: Citheronia sepulcralis, Cydia anaranjada, Dioryctria amatella, Dioryctria clarioralis, Holcocera lepidophaga, Melanocinclis lineigera, Pococera robustella, Pyroderces badia, Rhyacionia adana, Rhyacionia frustrana, Rhyacionia subtropica, Satronia tantilla

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.